Nestenes

The Nestene Consciousness, also known as the Nestenes and as Mother Consciousness to its Autons, was a disembodied life force, a hive mind race and a singular entity existing as energy with the ability to possess plastic. The Third Doctor described the Nestenes as "ruthlessly aggressive [and] intelligent."The Nestenes invaded planets either for colonisation, using them for sources of plastic and protein, or to destroy them. At first they sent several plastic meteors to a planet. These asteroids could telepathically control specially created plastics, but were more effective when combined. The Consciousness would next control people to create Auton forces to help with further waves of invasions.…more